alcohol abuse
Harmful drinking pattern
Alcohol abuse is a pattern of drinking that causes harm—to health, relationships, work, or safety—without necessarily involving physical dependence.
The term occupies middle ground between occasional excess and full addiction: His alcohol abuse led to a DUI and job loss.
In clinical contexts, it has largely been replaced by "alcohol use disorder," which covers a spectrum of severity.
- binge drinkingRapid excessive alcohol consumption
- ignition interlockDUI prevention car system
- hitting the bottleDrinking alcohol excessively
- liquid courageAlcohol-fueled confidence
- cirrhosisIrreversible hepatic scarring
withdrawal symptoms · relapse prevention · delirium tremens · AA · DUI · harm reduction · drunkenness · impaired judgment · drunk driving · liver damage · drinking problem · liquor · rock-bottom · family intervention · binge · lost weekend · twelve-step · cravings
- substance abuseaddiction, substance use, substance misuse, substance dependence, drug addiction
- Alcohol Awarenessunderage drinking, teen drinking, drinking age, legal drinking age, binge drinking
- alcohol harmbinge drinking, cirrhosis, drunk driving, DUI, DWI
- Alcoholismdependence, dependency, problem drinking, binge drinking, heavy drinking
- recovery servicesrehab, treatment, detox, sobriety, treatment centers
- Health Hazardsair pollution, asbestos, carbon monoxide, chemical spills, cholera
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Unimpaired mental state
abstinence · teetotalism · moderate drinking · responsible drinking · temperance
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Regaining what was lost
clean living · addiction recovery · self-control · abstention
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Habits promoting physical wellbeing
self-care · wellness · mindful consumption · self-discipline · clean bill of health
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